Lowell High School in San Francisco shuts down after student’s relative tests positive for coronavirus

Posted: Mar 5, 2020 / 02:42 PM PST

Updated: Mar 5, 2020 / 03:07 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — Lowell High School in San Francisco has closed amid the global coronavirus outbreak.

The district reported Thursday that a relative of a student is being treated for COVID-19.

This after two cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the City, Mayor London Breed announced in a news conference Thursday morning.

The cases are not related and both patients are isolated and being cared for at separate hospitals in San Francisco.

Officials say one patient is a man in his 90’s with underlying health conditions, while the second patient is a woman in her 40’s.

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